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Season of Joy

The 15th Holidays at Highfield Hall & Gardens is celebrated this season by event stylist Rita Pacheco and her team, George Chapman, Larry Silva, Alda Baron and Isabel Mello. The theme for this year’s décor inspiration is “Season of Joy”–with 8 different rooms throughout the Hall depicting all the aspects and variations on what brings joy this holiday season, and how we can spread that joy to those around us. The golden lights and...

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A Century on the Shore

When a building has stood for nearly 100 years on one of the Cape’s most storied stretches of shoreline, you don’t simply renovate it. You approach it with restraint. With reverence. With an understanding that what you are touching is not just timber and stone, but memory. Since 1927, The Beach Club in Centerville has served as a seasonal anchor for generations of families along Nantucket Sound. Weddings, anniversaries, bridge games, sandy lunches, children running...

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Notable Neighbors

Meet these standout members of our community, whose skills and accomplishments have truly made an impression.

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Caffeination Destination

See what’s brewing at local coffee shops across the Cape!

Pages of History: A Gilded Age Getaway

For Grover Cleveland, our country’s 22nd and 24th President, Cape Cod was a special place.

Shear Delight

How a chance encounter walking the bucolic paths of Peterson Farm in Falmouth led to an endearing story of sheep and stewardship.

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Chasing Tides and Embracing Family

A very special project in Chatham earned two BRICC Awards—one by Classic Kitchens & Interiors and one by Polhemus Savery DaSilva.

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Courage to Change

Originally conceived of by the homeowner’s father, a beloved retreat was reimagined by Neubauer Ennis Architects and Bannon Custom Builders.

Stable Retreat

Osterville’s Sea View Builders carefully crafts a welcoming guest house along the banks of the Centerville River.

Celebrating the Craft, Honoring the Industry

The biennial BRICC Awards, presented by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod, is considered the region’s highest honor in construction and design.

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Our feelings of support and gratitude for what the art community contributes to this unique landscape are deep. Therefore, all the content in this year's Cape Cod ART is available for everyone to read!

2025 Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Molly Avellar

There’s no question that Cape Cod has a vibrant community of artists, but few can say that their journey as…

Artist Profile: Janine Robertson

For Janine Robertson, the path from trompe l’oeil muralist to contemporary landscape painter was both a natural evolution and a…

Artist Profile: Philip Dutra

Growing up on the shores of Cape Cod, Philip Dutra channels a lifetime of coastal experiences into his artwork, capturing…

Artist Profile: Bobby Baker

e.e. cummings once wrote, “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in…

Artist Profile: Richard Pawlak

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a painting? Look at Richard Pawlak’s abstract expressionist…

Artist Profiles: David Mesite

On Cape Cod, the landscape is teeming with breathtaking beauty—winding roads, ever-changing shorelines, and scenes that evoke stories of summer…

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An Artist’s Assistant

With her trusty Golden Retriever by her side, there is nothing artist Meredith Hanson cannot create.

One Wag At A Time

Thanks to their team of dedicated volunteers (of human and canine kind), Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs is bringing pawsitivity to our community.

Not Ruffin’ It

These accommodations across the Cape & Islands are ready to pamper you and your pup on your next getaway.

A Doggone Good Day

The Daffy Dog Parade, an annual event hosted by the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce in partnership with NiSHA, is a tail-wagging good time.